Safety-window fob cashiers  booths



GEGRGE W. CLINGAN, OF DAISY, ARKANSAS.

i SAFETY-WINDOW FOR CASHIERS BOOTHS.

'Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 29, 1919.

Application filed April 12, 1917. Serial No. 161,629,

vllaisy in the county of like and State of imams, have .invented certainnew and r:y efn mprorements in Safetydvindows 'for Cashiers Booths, ofwhich the following is a specification.

j invention relates to safety windows d .more particularly to a windowfor use alt cashier booths or other places where ther' are considerablemoney transactions,

' principal object of the present inveni is to provide a safety Windowwhich l afford a barricadc should any one att to hold up the cashier forthe purpose ther object of the present invento provide a construction ofthis charwhich embodies a steel or bullet proof l and a novel mechanismfor holding the in raised position which may be easily d to release thesame.

irt ier object is to pr 7ride a constructhis character which is highlyelli-- ad effective and can be conveniently, and clearly operated andwhich Will the .occupant of the booth safe against attack of burglars.

j additional object is to provide a safety n inv construction of thischaracter which i: isifxts of few easily assembled and dishled parts,can be manufactured and lo the public cheaply and which consists fewoperating parts.

i 'e above and general objects vvill be l' f liscussed in thefolloiv'irngT specificaand the inventive features explicitly de- Qied inthe appended claims. c

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich-T Figure 1 is a view looking upon the interior of the bank'rashxoi"s booth or theliko 3ndshowing my improved construction, parte ofAwhich are in section.

341g; is an elevation taken at right angles to in'. 1 and,

Figi. 3 is a detailed view of certain parts used in conjunction with myimproved safety window.

1n the dravringsll have shown a booth consisting of rcrtical sidestandards 1i and a transverse bar connecting said side sta-nd- ;ndsatiftheir upper ends. Positioned in the rear of the booth thus providedand partially supported thereby is the usual counting table 8, above theforward edge of which are arranged grating bars t) of conventional form.A v

The inner opposing faces ofthe standard are grooved longitudinally asindicated at 10, in order to receive the opposite ends of a slidingrbarricade 1l. Thi' barricade 11 is normally .supported in an e evatedposition above the fora-'ard edge of the table 8, but in case of attackmay bc readily released and permitted to descend to a lower positionupon the forward edge of the table, in which position, it serves as ashield to protect the occupant of the booth.

To rovide for` the retention of the barricade in its normal elevatedposition, .the standards (l are slotted as at 12 and rotatably mountedin these slots by means of ivot pins 13 are the rotatable catches 11.

ach of these catches 14 is in the form of a substantially circular diskand hasa portion of its periphery cut array to proyide a flat' -faceengagcable at times with the loweredge of the barricade to retain thelatter in its elevated position.

Pivotally and eccentrically secured to each of the. catches or disks 14,as at 1l", is thel upper end of a rod 15. The lower end of these rodsare pivotally secured to crank arms 1G formed on the opposite ends of arshaft 17. 'i The shaft 17 is rotatably mounted on the fioor'Withinsuitable bearings 1S and has its crank arms 1G arranged tooperate in slots 19A provided in said floor. The central portion' of theshaft bent to provide a third intermediate crank 19 which is normallyengage'd by one end of a latch :20 and held in the position shown inFig.' 3. This -latch 2() is pivotally supported between a pair of ears21 and has a coil spring 22 arranged beneath its opposite end. Thisspring keeps the latch in engagement with the crank 19 and is tobeof'suiicient strength to prevent rotation of the catches 14 andconsequently of the shaft 17 by the Weight of the. barricaide 11'.

` 'Mounted above the spring pressed end of the latch 20 is atransversely extending r,treadle bar 23'.' This treadle bar has itsopposite ends apertured to receive vertical guiderpins 24 andembracingeach of said guide pins is a coil spring 25 `-vhch engages 35standards having long the nndei face of the tl'eaflle bai lo miarnaliymich n'iieienpon depresion oi lhe i'elaxn the same above and ont ofengage 'Shaii Wiil be flee to ieae to aiien' nient with the lalieh. l'io descend. 51.1 ln. practice the bai-ricade il. ie normally 3. in asafey Wilmow, a vertically inni? 5 retained 1n elevated posiiion asshown 1n abies1de,ilatohe$ 'forietammg theelide a Figa i. The Flat facesoi the catches ll eae raised position, rode pivotally conneeeel engagedbeneah the lower edge of the bazriwith the latches, a-rotatahle shaftopere cade l1 and are prevented fi-om being 1'0- lively connected withfhe mais, a keeper ear fated to an inoperative -posifvion the Tiedthereby, a late-h memberadane iol 1e weight ofeaid bevriende owing tothe enengagement ivih the keeper o e the gagemen of he lac-l1 '2O withthe Crank i9. hal. againe; 1otation,' vertical web .le ease ofenieigeney, howeve ie tieadle ed adiaeeniihe iasst. named leielx Y bai'28 may be depressed to lliaengage the bar siidably mounted on les latenQ0 from the intei'mediate crank 19', pansible means .nioi'aites on 1.5ihns leaving the Slmf: Y free to Tol/alie. The urging ille bai*ispramllgf.

weght of the barrioade will then be Sniii i #1aaafey wimloi.'9 ine-li;cient'to rotate ille catches Ll to an inoperav gio'wefl aiandm lslawine" .sa tive positionanl the lau'zieade may then de" aiing n'iih theSoend 4to its lon'er'nost position. l :slide movable in eeiii fnfeS1 youabil-i i* 2o What 1s claimed 1s: monnized 1n said suoiy au" pi'ovideclmib ll: e-

lin a safety window Constellation, ver'im tened portion adapted to beengage-d be- 'oal standards havingr lmigit'ndinai grooves nea-h saidvslide to bold elle Haine in an eetherein, a slide monnied in ihegiooves;7 piie vaed position beinjeen'wid aandnrda anolv otedletehesierengagementwith the side to operating inf-ans 'fl-mro .ting :said diskoni: `ijeiain thesame in' raised position, rods op ei' engnigenienl:with said slide to pei'mit (natively connected willi ille iaehes., erotaio-wnwm-d engagemeni of lhe iet-ier' belle/'ee fable shaftoperatively connected with lie Saul siandaials. v rods, a keepei`carried by the rotatable Sliai', 5. ee'fey' nn'zdow, nwinding a venti-75 and a lai'eh member adapted foi* engagement ca ly nomirie' .f ze.iatehes noi'mally inmin 30 with the keeper to. hold the schaft agains.ing said glide in eievated poni ion7 a rea- 1'o`taion,- the Slide beingallowed lo descemi able shaft having cranks formed on iifs by force oigravity npon'tlle release of ,he speelfiie ends, an operative eonnpeionlatch from he keeper; tween said crank.; and said latches en intei'- :zeln a wlndon eoi'ssiirnetion vertical mediate crank formed ea' sindehn-fn and eisitndinal gsooves posed al; an 'angle lo said first.ineniioeed therein, a'elide movable in he grooves; i'oivacranks, alatch member normally engaging faible latches pivoed on'he Standardsaclepisaid inemneiliate erzmi'to pie'en; feint' ed for engagement withthe slide to 'eiain o said shaft, `means 'engageable with said the samein raised posiionY` i'oda operatively lateb in move the same enter"engagement a0 connected with he latches, a rotaiable shaft witheaid'oiank in odel in permit 'roiaion operatively connected with therods, e of said shaft.

keeper carried by the shaft, a latch ilapt'ed In testimony whereof Iai'iixmy signanze for engagement with the keeper to hold iiho inpresence of two Witnesses.

shaill against rotaiion, reeilie means iii-g GEORGE iV. CLNGN. 45 .inglatch into snob position, andaJ hol'- iViitn'esseS:

zon'ally disposed bai.' capable of vertiea -BAnTIs il. S'i'omce'g i'movement .disposed over ehe lasci'V named WILLIAM T. Einatmen.

